2024 Honorees
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Karine Jean-Pierre
History Maker Award
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Patrik-Ian Polk
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Lena Waithe
Culture & Arts Award
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Mona Scott-Young
Ally Award
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Bre-Z
Breakout Star Award
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Dr. Bettina L. Love
Excellence in Education Award
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Shar Jossell
Passing The Torch Award
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Dr. David Johns
Bayard Rustin Advocacy Award
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Sam Prater
Business Leadership Award
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Bryon Javar
Andre Leon Talley Style Purveyor Award
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Tobias Gilbert
Social Influencer Award
2023 Honorees
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Raven-Symoné
Icon Award
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Dr. David Malebrache
Bayard Rustin Advocacy Award
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Byron Perkins
Courage Award
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Dr. Darnell Hunt
Excellence in Education Award
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Unique Woman's Coalition
Bayard Rustin Advocacy Award
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Tabitha Brown
Ally Award
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MATHIS FAMILY MATTERS
Family Award
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THE UPSHAWS
Cultural Affirmation Award
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STARZ #TAKETHELEAD
Corporate Leadership & Diversity Award
2022 Honorees
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Colman Domingo
History Maker Award
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Karen Bass
Ally Award
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Jason Lee
Social Influencer Award
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Dr. James Earl Davis
Excellence in Education Award
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AMAAD INSTITUTE
Bayard Rustin Advocacy Award
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NETFLIX
Corporate Leadership & Diversity
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TEA-G-I-F
Media & Arts Award
(Claudia Jordan, Al Reynolds, and Quentin 'Funky Dineva' Latham)
2021 Honorees
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Marsha Warfield
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Derrick Rutledge
Beauty & Fashion Award
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Katori Hall
Media & Arts Award
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TS Madison
Social Influencer Award
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Maurice Harris
Business Leadership Award
2020 Honorees
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Jason Bolden & Adair Curtis
Business Leadership Award
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Cheryl Dunye
Media & Arts Award
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Angelica Ross
Culture & Arts Award
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Dr. Shaun Harper
Excellence in Education Award
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Keith Boykin
Advocacy Award
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Brian Henry
Social Influencer Award
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Jeffery Wallace
Passing the Torch Award
2019 Honorees
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Phill Wilson
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Tajamika Paxton
Media and Arts Award
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Ally Award
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Anthony Hemingway
Media & Arts Award
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Karamo Brown
Culture & Arts Award
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In the Meantime Men's Group
Advocate Award
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Kalen Allen
Social Influencer Award
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Jeffery Wallace
Passing the Torch Award
2018 Honorees
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Rahsaan Patterson
Music & Arts Award
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Violet Palmer
History Maker Award
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Ellene V. Miles
Media & Arts Award
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Rockmond Dunbar
Ally Award
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Damone Roberts
Business Leadership Award
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Chandi Moore
Advocate Award
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Tre'vell Anderson
Passing the Torch Award
2017 Honorees
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James Earl Hardy
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Loretta Devine
Ally Award
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Tracey Norman
History Maker Award
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Sam Fine
Beauty & Fashion Award
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Marcus Smith
Media & Arts Award
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Mya Dobson
Business Leadership Award
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Malcom 'MJ' Harris
Passing the Torch Award
2016 Honorees
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Aaron Walton
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Bishop Yvette Flunder
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Reverend Jenenne Macklin
Mentor Award
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Judge Darrin P. Gayles
History Maker Award
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Gerard McCallum
Business Leadership Award
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Darryn Harris
Passing the Torch Award
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Greg Bunn & Demitrius McCoy
Mentor Award
2015 Honorees
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Stanley Bennett Clay
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Jewel Thais-Williams
Lifetime Achievement Award
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Vallerie Wagner
Advocacy Award
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Dr. Wilbert Jordan
Advocacy Award
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Dr. Tenika Jackson
Mentor Award
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Glenn Lawrence | Steph Thomas
Mentor Award
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B. Slade
Courage Award
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Darren 'Buttahman' Brin
Courage Award
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Ben Cory Jones
Passing the Torch Award
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Quincy & Deondray Gossfield
Culture & Arts Award
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Wendell James
Philanthropy Award